I think that even despite it being illegal, minors will always get their hands on alcohol in some way shape or form. So should the age be lowered to what it used to be (18), or should it be kept the same. Maybe it should be raised.

I am selfish so i wouldn't mind it being 18 again. BECAUSE I LOVE TO GET *bleep*ED UP! But really alcohol should be banned regardless because of people abusing it and don't have any self control... unlike me!

I am selfish so i wouldn't mind it being 18 again. BECAUSE I LOVE TO GET *bleep*ED UP! But really alcohol should be banned regardless because of people abusing it and don't have any self control... unlike me!

but having a beer here and there is not bad. but excessive is the problem

I am selfish so i wouldn't mind it being 18 again. BECAUSE I LOVE TO GET *bleep*ED UP! But really alcohol should be banned regardless because of people abusing it and don't have any self control... unlike me!

The thing is, banning it would create more problems and solve nothing. People aren't going to stop drinking just because it's illegal. They didn't during alcohol prohibition in the 1920's and they wouldn't stop if we banned it today. It would only strengthen drug cartels by giving them another product to sell. So as bad as it may be, prohibition will only make it worse.

As far as reducing the drinking age, I don't know. I think it's messed up that someone can go off to war to kill and die for our country at 18 but they can't get a drink. Also there are other countries that have lower drinking ages than the US and the sky didn't fall down on them. Maybe if teenagers didn't have to be afraid of their parents finding out about their drinking they would be more likely to call for a ride home.

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I am selfish so i wouldn't mind it being 18 again. BECAUSE I LOVE TO GET *bleep*ED UP! But really alcohol should be banned regardless because of people abusing it and don't have any self control... unlike me!

The thing is, banning it would create more problems and solve nothing. People aren't going to stop drinking just because it's illegal. They didn't during alcohol prohibition in the 1920's and they wouldn't stop if we banned it today. It would only strengthen drug cartels by giving them another product to sell. So as bad as it may be, prohibition will only make it worse.

As far as reducing the drinking age, I don't know. I think it's messed up that someone can go off to war to kill and die for our country at 18 but they can't get a drink. Also there are other countries that have lower drinking ages than the US and the sky didn't fall down on them. Maybe if teenagers didn't have to be afraid of their parents finding out about their drinking they would be more likely to call for a ride home.

The question to be asked here is whether you want 15 year olds drinking.All countries know that minimum age requirements aren't when people will start doing whatever it prohibits, it'll be 2/3 years earlier, age requirements are adjusted accordingly.

The question to be asked here is whether you want 15 year olds drinking.All countries know that minimum age requirements aren't when people will start doing whatever it prohibits, it'll be 2/3 years earlier, age requirements are adjusted accordingly.

Where do you know that from?

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Don't quote me on this but from what I understand, Germany has a lower drinking age, but less people abuse alcohol.This is due to the fact that alcohol is embraced, rather than "shunned", for lack of a better word.

With the former, parents can teach their teens how to be responsible with alcohol and to help teach them how to moderate. For the latter, the teen goes to a party filled with inexperienced teens That obtained a shit ton of booze and just gets completely plastered.

Point is if we stop acting all hush hush about it, teens will have a responsible moderator that will help them learn their limits.

And I just realized that my post directly had nothing to do with the drinking age

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As for the guy who brought up drunk driving, most of the accidents that arise from drunk driving are committed by people over the age of 25. Lowering the age won't stop drunk drivers, the only thing that will make a difference is if we strengthen the laws surrounding drunk driving. Personally, I think any person who gets a DUI should have his/her license taken away for at least 3 years, thats the only way people will learn. Multiple offenses should get their license taken away forever.

Anyways, I wouldn't mind if the age was lowered to 18. If you study the countries that already have that law in effect, or the countries that don't even have age limits, you don't really see things going out of control. Kids still don't drink that much, and if they do, somehow they still have the common sense to not get themselves or other people hurt. For some odd reason here, in the US, with stricter laws, we have a higher drunk driving accident ratio than the other countries.

A lot of people are saying that lowering the drinking age is making people abuse it less. Where I am, the legal age is 18 and I know lots of people who are still drunks. In fact, I know 12 year olds who have been drink more times than I have.

That being said, I really have no opinion on this. I can see both sides of the argument and can't decide which side I'm on.

Yeah. It's 18 here and it works well. Banning alcohol from everyone would just be a terrible idea and would never work. Most people can handle a few drinks no worries. But the idiots are the ones who ruin it for everyone. Even if alcohol was banned the idiots would still abuse it, so the problem wouldn't be solved.

it should be raised because I DO NOT WISH TO DIE BY BEING RAN OVER BY SOME DRUNK DRIVING ON THE ROADS! that is why it should be raised.

I don't think that's a realistic expectation. The drinking age in the UK has been 18 for decades, and I don't believe we have a higher rate of drunk-driving deaths. In fairness though, I've not looked at the statistics.

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